FASHION TRENDS PROTEST PERSPECTIVE

December

GEORGE FISTER (9) Her Loss Drake and 21 Savage (OVO records)

SABA FAJORS (12) Special Lizzo

(Top Dawg Entertainment) (Atlantic)

MAC'S PICKS

JUNE

Qatar hosted the World Cup and it was criticized for violating human rights from the start. Multiple migrant workers died in the process of building the stadiums due to unsafe working conditions. Additionally, during the games, players were banned from wearing anti-Queer discrimination armbands with the pride fag on them because homosexuality is illegal in Qatar.

September

The

Forever

Story JID 1.

JID isn't redefning Hip-Hop; he's revolutionizing it.

Mr. Morale & The Big 2.

Kendrick Lamar Steppers

Melancholic lyrics over adrenaline spiking production.

3.

Omar Apollo

A cohesive blend of pop, R&B and indie with simple, yet beautiful lyricism.

My favorite albums released in 2022 Ivory Scan for the Spotify playlist behind this ranking

A draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked in May and the offcial decision was published in June. Abortion was subsequently criminalized to varying degrees and limitations in 24 states. Large amounts of people protested from streets to the House foor.

December

Mahsa Amini was arrested for violating Iran's modesty laws by allegedly incorrectly wearing a hijab. According to eye witnesses morality police offcers, who enforce dress codes, beat her to death. Protests in her home town erupted for the offcers to be arrested and the larger system changed. There were Internet blackouts to prevent the spread of information, however protests only increased in size and frequency.

China's strict Zero-COVID policy put residential areas on lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID. In Urumqi, a fre started in an apartment building which killed 10 people, allegedly because they were locked in their apartments. Their deaths sparked protests against the ZeroCOVID policy, however the Chinese government responded with mass censorship in addition to shutting down the protests. People continued protesting by holding up blank sheets of paper, despite saying nothing many were arrested.